The recently issued government paper Re:think suggested a review of the goods and services tax (GST) system, including increasing the rate applied beyond the current 10% as well as the range of items it applies to. While we all know that GST is levied at 10%, and that fresh food, health and educational products and

Australian governments across the political hues see no need to touch negative gearing. It is a mechanism that exists within the fundamentals of Australia’s tax system anyway — a deductibility of interest on borrowings made to undertake an investment. It is nothing more than a specific case of the general principle that the expenses incurred

If Kermit had an investment portfolio today he’d probably be singing a different tune, because nowadays it’s becoming a lot easier being green — and potentially a lot more lucrative. The decision to steer clear of fossil fuel investments, for example, is a choice that can increasingly be made by investors based more on hard-nosed

You’ve probably got some on your person right now, either in the wallet or purse or just shoved into your pockets. But there’s more to know about money than just how to make it, spend it, save it and try to not pay too much tax on it. Facts and conversation starters about Australian money

Trustees of self-managed superannuation funds are being forced to restructure their investment strategies as a result of all-time low interest rates. Low interest rates force SMSF investment plan changes Account based pension statutory percentages are too high in an environment where deposit interest rates offered by financial institutions are giving SMSF trustees minimal returns. When